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FREDERICK N. ROSS, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A-SSIGNOR TO SATTLEY COMPANY, OIE DETROIT, MICHIG. A N, A CORPORATION 0F MICHIGAN.

COIN-COUNTING MACHINE.

Application filed March 26, 1923. Serial No. 627,718. l

T @all `w7z0m t may concern: v f I 1Be it known that I, FREDERICK N. Ross, a citizen f of the United States of America, residingat Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented ce1'- tain new and useful Improvements in Coin- Counting Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to coin counting machines of the type in which the coins are placed vupon a revolving disk from which they are Adischarged tangentially through al counting device. The primary object of the invention is to obtain' a simple construction of mechanismvfor counting various denominations of coins inl predetermined units.y

Another object is to provide improved means for collecting and sealing the coinsin suitable packages, while a still further Objectis to arrange the controlling mechanism of the machine insuch relationship with the packaging device that successive Iunits may be counted and packaged almost continuously,

' thereby obtaining a'large output.

These and other objects are attained by certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts which are hereinafter fully set forth.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the machine;

Figure 2 is abottom plan view thereof;

Figure 3 is a transverse section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a transverse section on line 4-4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a longitudinal section on the line .f5-5 of Figure 2;

Figure G is a fragmentary top plan view with the segment 37 removed;

Figure 7 is a bottom plan view of the segment 37;

Figure 8 is a transverse section on the the line 8 8 of Figure 7;

Figure 9 is an elevation of the sacking tube. f

In general construction,- the machine comprises a 'table v1 supported on legs 2 and having mounted thereon a receptacle 3 containing a revoluble disk'4 forming the bottom thereof. The disk 4 is mounted upon a vertical shaft 5 journaled in bearings 6 in the table 1 and is'driven by a friction disk 7 engaging the underside of the disk through a slot 8 in the table. The disk 7 is mounted upon a shaft 9 journaled in hangers 10 and 11 and isjdriven by an electric motor 12 by means of a belt drive 13. In order to regulate the friction between the disks 7 and 4, thel rear bearing of the shaft 9 is pivoted at 14 in the rear hanger 10, while the front bearing is provided with a transverse pin 15 engagingv verticalslots 16 in the front hanger 11'. A tensioning screw 17 threadedly engages the hanger 11 andV regulates the pressure of a coiled spring 18 interposed between the screw and the bearing.

i rIhe motor 'shaft 19 is extended toa bearing 2O supported at the front of the machine by a bracket 21 and the shaft is provided. with the coupling 22 whose function will hereinafter be explained. A yoke 23 is pivoted on the underside of the table 1 and contains at its free end a shaft 24 on which is mounted a friction disk 25 engaging the revolving disk 4 through a slot 26 in the table.

Pivoted upon thev shaft 24 is a second-yoke Y wardly inclined to avo-id stacking the coins when thrown outward by the centrifugal action ofthe disk.l 34 is a finger which projects inwardly from the peripheral wall of the receptacle adjacent' to the discharge opening 35. In order to count coins'of a certain denomination, it is necessary to have the distance between the projecting linger 34' and the-peripheral wall adjacent tothe discharge lopening conform to an exact dimension corresponding to the size of the coin to be counted and it is usual to provide some sort ofadjusting mechanism 'for regulating this distance and also the thickness of thcdischarge opening. In this machine, however. I have ddne away with the adjusting mechanisms and obtained theV required dimensions for a certain coin by means of exchangeable templets 36. To accomplish this purpose a segment 37 of the peripheral 'Harige 32 is removable is ordinarily held los in place by means of the dowel pins 38. Secured to the bottom of the removable segment is a flat guide 39 who-se inner edge 40 forms a continuation of the inner edge 4l of the finger 34 and serves to guide the excess coins away from the discharge opening. This guide is made complementary to the projecting finger 34 and forms also a cover for the discharge opening 35 in which the coin propelling wheel 28 revolves. s

The templet 36 is provided with apertures 42 and may be laid upon the table l and held in position by the dowel pins 38. The templet is the exact thickness of the coin to be counted, thereby forming a space 43 between the revolving disk 4 and the fiat guide 39 through which coins may pass to the discharge opening. The inner edge 44 of the templet 36 fo-rms a guide for the coins and at the discharge opening is located the proper distance from the projecting finger 84 to allow only one coin to pass at a time. The templet is provided with an arcuate surface 45 which bears against the dowel pin 46 to accurately position the templet with respect tothe projecting filiger 34. l

For each different type of coin tobe counted there is a different templet having a thickness corresponding to the thickness of the coin and an inner edge 44 of such a conto-ur as to allow only one coin at a time to pass through the discharge opengAs the coins reach the discharge opening they engage with the coin propelling disk 28 which is preferably made of rubber or other resilient material and are forced by a star wheel 47, which projects into the path of the coins and is mounted upon a vertical shaft 48 journaled in the table of the machine. A suitable coin counter 49 is connected to the shaft by means of bevel gears 50 and the shaft is also provided with a knurled knob 51 for adjusting th-e position of the star wheel by hand. l/Vhen rno coins are passing through the discharge opening, the coin propelling wheel 28 would ordinarily rub against the under surface of the guide plate 39 and to prevent undue wear upon the disk, I have provided a slot 52 in the guide plate opposite the disk in which is arranged a transverse roller 53, the periphery of which is spaced slightly from the plan-e of the surface so that the coins passing through the discharge opening will avoid contact therewith but allowing the propelling disk to roll in engagement therewith when no coins are passing through. The 'guide plate 39 is also provided 'with the segmental recess 54 forming a housing for the portion of the star wheel projecting into the discharge passageway. Y

lt is desirable to limit the count of the discharged coins to some predetermined number corresponding to the number of coins to be placed in a single wrapper or when the coins are to be placed in a bag to some larger number corresponding to the capacity thereof. For accomplishing this purpose, I have provided a stop mechanism, which may be set to correspond with a plurality of different limits, for use with different denominations of coins. A pinion 55 is secured to the shaft 48 upon the underside of the table l and is arranged to mesh with a plurality of gears 56, 57, 58. n These gears are of diiferent diameters but are eccentrically mounted upon a common shaft. 59 in such a manner that each gear is in mesh with the pinion 55 and, therefore, they are independently rotated at different angular velocities. As shown in the drawings, the mechanism is adapted to count in units of 20, 46, 50 or 500 and to do this, the smallest gear 56 is provided with eighty-eight teeth, the intermediate gear with one hundred teeth and the largest gear Vwith one hundred and ten teeth. A lever 60 is swivelled to the underside of the table l and is provided at its free end with a trigger lever 6l, one arm of which extends in front of the machine and the other arm of which carries a series of dogs 62, 63, 64. These dogs are of different length and are spaced apart transversely of the trigger. A stop prevents the relative movement of the trigger upon the lever 60 in one direction while the spring 66 yieldingly allows a pivotal movement in the opposite direction. 67 is a main spring yieldingly holding the lever 60 adjacent to the gears and causing the dogs to engage upon the flat surface thereof. 68 is a trigger plate arranged in the front of the machine having a series of notches 69, 70, 71, 72 corresponding to the different counts of the machine and in which the trigger is adapted to engage. The arrangement is such that when it is desired to count 20 coins at a time, the trigger is engaged with the notch 69 and in this position, the longest dog 62 bears on the surface -of the gear 56. This surface is provided with diametrically opposite notches 7 3 with which the dog engages, thereby preventing the rotation of the star wheel 47. To release the mechanism to count another series of 2O coins, the trigger arm is manually tripped against the tension of the spring 66, thereby allowing the star wheel to be actuated by the coins from the revolving disk 4. To obtain a count of 40,v the trigger arm is placed in the notch 70, this position allowing theY dog 62 to engage the same gear wheel 56 but further toward the periphery. At this point `of the periphery, the wheel is provided with only a single notch so that the notch engages the'dog only once in each revolution. Similarly, to obtain a Count 0f 50, the trigger is placed in the notch 71 and in this position, the dog 62 bears on thel surface of the large gear 58 which is provided with fa single notch-and TFO the ratios of the gears are such that one revolution of the large gear ,wheel corref spondsto a countof; 50 coins. Tocfobtain -a count of 500, the trigger is pla/ced in the last notch 72 and in this'position, 'the dog 62 nol longer engages with any ofthe gear wheels butvthe dogs 63 and`64 respectively bear upon thel gear wheels 57 and 58.v In this position, it will be apparent that the dogs will only stop the rotation of the gears when the notchesin both of the gears 57 and 58 register with the dogs simultaneously and since the angular movement of the gear I57 is ten times that of the gear 58, it requires ten revolutions of the larger gear tobring the two notches into simultaneous engagement with the `corresponding dogs. In this manner a rcountfof 500 is obtained.

It will be evident fromV the foregoing discussion that, when changing from one count to another, the mechanism will .not always function properly for the first series of coins discharged but to compensate for this, the instrument may be set by means 'of the knurled knob 51 which actuates the star wheel 47 until the proper dog engages the corresponding notch for the particular ycount which it is desired to obtain.

Then it is desired to use the machine for packaging the coins in a wrappena packaging tube 74 is 'secured-to the machine opposite the discharge opening. This tube'has an internal diameter corresponding t'of the diameter of the denomination Iof coins which are being counted and is provi-dedr atthe bottom with a flaring mouth 75 into which a coin wrapper may be inserted. It is also i desirable to provide a means for closing the cud of the coin wrapper and I have, therefore7 provided a crimping mechanism 76 'which is arranged upon a laterally extending bracket 77 from the tube 74 and provided with a revoluble cone shaped member 78 having a coupling 79 adapted to engage the gin 22 on the motor shaft 19. The packaging tube 74 is provided with the fiat surface 8O for engaging the corresponding surface 81 upon the edge of thetable and is held in position by ears 82 engaging lugs 83 on the table and positively secured thereto by a swivel bracket 84 and set screw 85. When it' is desired to package coins of a different denomination, the packaging tube 1s replaced' by a similar vtube having an innerjdiamete'r .corresponding to the coin to be 'packaged and having also a crimping mechanism adapted to close the wrapper used for this particular coin. Each crimping mechanism comprises the Acone shaped cylindrical member 78 which contains the annular groove 86 of the proper diameter to receive the edge i of the coin wrapper. Extending radially f. There is also the largest coin which the e machinev :is

adaptedt-o' count. VThe sacking tube is pro vided with `a grip `89 consisting of two spring arms '9G between which the edge ofthe bag or sack ,may be inserted during the counting. There is alsoI provided a bracket 91 which may :beengaged with the legs 2; when thev machinel ifs placed nearthe edge of a supporting table, 'the bracket extending downward and lforming a shelf-92 on which the bag maybe rested while being .filled with coins. Y provided a-hopper 93 which is ladapted to be placed upon the receptacle 3into which the bulk coins maybe deposited and fed upon the revolving disk; A `switch .94 is located'on the forward end of the, table and adaptedto start and-stop the monter l2.

,l In the operation of the machine, the y re-- lvolv'ng disk 4 is set .in motion by operating the Sivit-C1194 and the coins kare forced outward yby centrifugal action against thel inclined'portion 33 ofthe peripheral lia-nge of the receptacle.' A templet 36 of the Vproper size Atobe used with acertain denomination of-coins having been previously placed in position and the correspondingV packaging tube 74having been secured inl place, the operator places a coin wrapper in the lower endrof the .packaging and 'trips the trigger lever 61.L This allows a predetermined :numlber of coins to be filled Ainto the wrapper whereupon, the operator removes the filled wrapper with ,one hand and .inserts the same in the crimping mechanism 76, at' the same time insertingv a new wrapper' in the packaging tube with` the other v,hand land 'operating the trip with the same hand that is :grasping the'illed wrapper; Itfwill; be seen that by having these various mechanisms arranged uponv the same side 0f the machine it is vpossible to count and package the coinslin the minimum amount of time.

hen it is desired to count coins of a different denomination it is only necessarywto vremove the 'segment 37 by loosening the rei tainingswivel bracket 95;;and replace the -templetf with one 'corresponding to the next 'denomination to:.be counted.` A .corresponding packaging tube may then -ibe placed in the swivel lbracket 84 which at the lsame time connects lcrimping mechanism of corresponding size'to the motor shaft 19. v i What I claim as 'my invention 'isr- 1. In afacoin counting machine, thecombin-ation .with revoluble disant-1a receptacle surrounding said disk provided With an opening for the discharge of coins therethrough,` and exchangeable guides for varying the size of said discharge opening corresponding to coins of different denominations.

2, In a coin counting machine, the combination with a revoluble disk, Vof aV receptacle surrounding said disk provided with an opening Vfor the discharge of coins therethrough, a member forming a guide channel forT the discharged coins, and exchangeable guidescooperating with said member to vary the `size ofv said channel corresponding'to coins of different denominations.

3. In a coin counting mechanism, the combination with a revoluble disk, of a receptacle surrounding said disk, a table in the plane of said disk, a member having a guide surface'parallel to said table, and exchangeable guides spacing said guide member from said table to form a channel corresponding to coins of different denominations, said exchangeable guides being offdilferent contour corresponding to the Width of said coins.

4f.l In a coin counting mechanism, the combination with a revoluble disk, of a receptacle surrounding said disk having a discharge opening for the passage of coins, a finger projecting from one end of said opening, and exchangeable guides spaced from said finger to vary the Width of the discharge channel corresponding to the diameter of coins of different denominations.

y5. In a coin counting mechanism, the combination with a revoluble disk,'of a circular receptacle surrounding the periphery of said disk, a iinger'projecting from said receptacle and*l extending over said disk forming one side of a discharge channel, exchange- `able members forming the opposite side of vsaid discharge channel, said members being of different Widths and contours to vary the Width of said channel corresponding to coins of differentv denominations, 'and a cover for said channel spaced from said disk by said exchangeable members to vary the depth of said channel corresponding to the thickness of said coins.

6. In a coin counting machine, the combinationwith a revoluble disk, of a receptacle surrounding the periphery of said disk having an opening forming a channel for the discharge of coins therethrough, a star Wheel in said channel actuatedby the discharge coins, `and exchangeable guides for varying thesize ofksaid channel adjacent to -said star Wheel corresponding to coins of diiierent denominations.

7 In a coin counting mechanism, the combination with a revoluble disk, of a receptacle surrounding said disk having an opening forming a channel for the discharge of coins therethrough, a removable segment Yprovided with a top guide Surface for said channel, a linger projecting from said receptacle and forming one side of a discharge channel, and exchangeable guides forming the opposite side of said channel and armembers provided With stops and driven byV said star Wheel at diderent speeds, and a cooperating stop member adjustably arranged to selectively engage the stops on the respective revoluble members to variably limit the count of said star Wheel.

9. In a coin counting machine, the combination With a star Wheel actuated by the passage of the coins, of a series of members adapted to be rotated by said star Wheel at different speeds, said members being provided With stops, a pair of cooperating stop members, each arranged in the path of a stop on a revoluble member, means for yieldingly moving said cooperating stops into engagement with the stops on said revoluble members only When the latter are in predetermined relative position a-nd means for adjusting the position of one of said cooperating stop members to avoid the path of said revolving stop.

10. In a coin counting mechanism, the combination With a star Wheel actuated by the passagev of the coins, of a series of revoluble members adapted to be driven by said star Wheel at di'derent speeds, a spring pressed member having a pair of dogs adapted to simultaneously bear against two of said revoluble members, cooperating stops upon said revoluble members engageable With said dogs only When in predetermined relation to each other and means for adjusting said spring pressed member to Withdraw one of said dogs from engagement with the cooperating revoluble member.

11. In a coin counting machine, the combination With a star Wheel actuated by the passage of the coins, of a series of revoluble members adapted to be driven by said star Wheel at different speeds, a spring pressed member having a plurality of dogs extending therefrom, said member being adjustable in a plurality of positions to selectively cause one or more of said dogs to bear against one or more` of said revoluble members, and said revoluble members being provided With recesses for receiving said dogs to limit the actuation of said star Wheel to a plurality of predetermined counts.

12. In a coin countingv machine, the combination with a sta-r Wheel actuated by the passage of the coins, of a series of revoluble members provided with stops and geared to Said Star Wheel to rotate at direut Speeds,

a cooperating stop member adjustably arranged to selectively engage the stops on the respective revoluble members to variably limit the count of said star wheel, and means for tripping said stop member to release engagement of said stops for obtaining successive counts.

13. In a coin counting machine, the combination with a star wheel actuated by the passage of the coins, of a pinion secured to said star wheel, a plurality of gears of diierent diameters eccentrically mounted with respect to each other and driven by said pinion, each of said gears being provided with -an annular' bearing surface having a notch therein, a stop having a plurality of dogs, means for adjusting saidv stop to a plurality of different positions to vary'the count of the coins, one of said positions being such` that two of said dogs simultaneously engage two of said annular surfaces and enter the corresponding notches only when the latter are in predetermined relative position. l

14. In a coin counting machine, the combination with a star wheel actuated by the passage of the coins, of a pinion revoluble therewith, a plurality of gears of different diameters eccentrically mounted with respect to eachother and driven by said pinion, each of said gears bein provided with an annular bearing lsurface 0' having a notch therein, a

lever,y a second lever, a plurality of dogson said second lever, means for adjusting said dogs substantially radially of. said gears to a plurality of different positions for varying the count of the coins, a spring connected to said iirst mentioned lever causing a yielding engagement of a dog, and a bearing surface in each of said positions, whereby it enters the corresponding recess to stop the count. v

l5. In a coin counting machine, the combination with a table,and a revoluble disk mounted thereon, of a receptacle surrounding said disk provided with an opening for the discharge of coins therethrough, a star wheel actuated by the passage of the coins to count the same, a motor for driving said revoluble disk, a coupling located at the discharge end of the machine and driven by said motor, exchangeable packaging and sealing units adapted to be removably secured to said table in alignment with said discharge opening, each of said units comprising a tubular channel corresponding to a certain denomination of coins and outwardly flaring to receive a corresponding coin wrapper, and a' revoluble crimping mechanism engageable with said coupling.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

FREDERICK N. .Ross 

